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The Cardinals aren’t going down without a fight. We’ll see what happens today.

The magic number remains 18.

A couple of errors doomed the Brewers. They’ll try again tonight. A win would set the franchise record for most wins in a month.

The magic number remains 18.

Busy day; couldn’t find the time for my usual morning baseball post. The Brewers won yesterday, but so did the Cardinals.

Both teams have today off, then play each other in a 3-game set at Miller Park starting tomorrow. Should be a good series. St. Louis’ playoff hopes are dwindling, but they’re a good team that always plays hard, no matter what. They are not pushovers.

Milwaukee’s magic number is 18, with 27 games to play.

With another win, the Brewers will be guaranteed a non-losing season. The team is currently 80-54. They have an afternoon game today, get Monday off, then host the Cardinals.

Those Cardinals had a rough day, with the Pirates shutting them out, 7-0.

The magic number is 19 with 28 games to play.

Last night the Brewers won at home yet again. They’ve had the best home record in baseball for most of the season. Now that they’re also winning on the road, they’ve won a sterling 25 of their last 30 games.

The Cardinals edged the Pirates 5-4 in St. Louis.

Milwaukee’s magic number goes down by one. It is now 21, with 29 games left.

Pittsburgh earned a series split by shutting out the Brewers. Milwaukee will take today off, then take on the Cubs at home tomorrow.

St. Louis succumbed to the Dodgers, 9-4. They begin a series against the Pirates today.

Despite the loss, Milwaukee’s magic number is down to 22.

The Brewers and Pirates haven’t played a close game all series. They’ll wrap it up with a day game today. Tomorrow is the Brewers’ first day off since August 8. They’ll go back to Milwaukee and face the Cubs starting Friday.

St. Louis fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-2.

Milwaukee’s magic number is 23. They have 29 games left.

Ho-hum. Another series sweep. Now Milwaukee travels to Pittsburgh. The four-game set starts with a doubleheader today. On Thursday, the team gets its first day off since August 8.

Elsewhere, the Cardinals beat the Cubs 6-2.

The magic number is down to 27.

The Brewers split a doubleheader with the Pirates. Neither game was a close one. They’ll regroup and go at it again tonight.

The Cardinals lost their game to the Dodgers, 2-1.

And just for fun, Mrs. Inertia and I went to last night’s Nationals-Diamondbacks contest. Washington prevailed 4-1 over first-place Arizona. The Nats are a sterling 3-0 in their games I’ve attended this year. Unfortunately, the other two were against the Brewers.

Milwaukee’s magic number goes down by 2. It is now 25, with 32 games left to play. The remaining-games-to-magic-number ratio is at 1.28; it will be fun to see if the Brewers can improve on that ratio.

What a game! The Brewers were up 7-1 coming into the 7th. By the end of the 8th, the Mets held a 9-7 advantage. A 4-run 9th put the Brewers on top 11-9. Closer John Axford preserved the lead with his team-record 34th consecutive save, and guaranteed a series win for the Brewers.

The Cardinals and Cubs also played a day game; the Cubs prevailed, 3-0.

Milwaukee’s magic number is now 28 with 35 games to play. They lead their division by 8.5 games.